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This section contains a sample of the digital products created by the Zumalakarregi Museum in the last few years

The Hundred Thousand Sons of St. Louis. 1823.

Historical story. Picture of the French invaders. The story of the Hundred Thousand Sons of St. Louis is now heroic: they are not teased or ridiculed. It is told through numerous illustrations and printed testimonies by artists who accompanied the Duke of Angouleme on the expedition: Vixtor Adam, L.F. Couché, Desplans, Salneuve, Le camus, I.J.S. Taylor and Clerjon de Champagny.

The war in Africa (1859-1860)

Carlists and Liberals fought side by side, even though they had previously and would again combat each other in civil wars.The Basque provincial councils formed corps known as the Tercios Forales, and sent a total of 3000 volunteers to fight against the “Moors”.

A look at the events of the First Carlist War in three thematic blocks: one on the military corps involved, one on the main battles and the third featuring biographies of the protagonists.

Picture gallery: "Basque women portrayed by the illustrators of the 19th century "

A look at Basque women as depicted by the illustrators of the time, in the following sections: “How travellers saw them”, “Working”, “In wars and conflicts”, “At the market”, “Women who chose the path of the church”, “At festivities”, “Mixing tradition and novelty” and “From a female perspective”. Accompanied by texts from the period.

On-line exhibition "Basque Sketches: British military illustrators in the First Carlist War ".

Several British soldiers bore witness to their experiences in the form of water-colours and prints illustrating their experiences in the war and the landscapes and day-to-day life that they saw around them.

Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835).

1801. Viaje al País de los vascos [“Journey to the Country of the Basques”]. An account of the travels of Wilhelm von Humboldt in 1801

Look... See... DISCOVER. Inspiration or plagiarism in 19th century illustrations.

This project strives to show how engravers copied one another’s work, and to point out other curiosities of 19th century engraving.

People of the 19th century.

Biographies of “minor” characters from history such as bandits, guerrillas, corsairs, poets and popular characters from our area.

The 19th century decade by decade.

Political & social events, major discoveries and cultural landmarks of the century

19th century caricatures.

A look at the humour of a bygone age is another way of learning to appreciate the events, customs and characters of the time.